15° Stormo

15th Wing provides disaster relief and Search and Rescue (SAR) for the civilian population in the national territory and territorial waters. In recent years it was also engaged in international humanitarian missions: Somalia, Albania, Kosovo and Iraq, to name the most important. Most recently acquired Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) capacity with the introduction of the Caesar and is also involved in Slow Movers Interception air-air missions to escort unidentified slow aircraft

Since 2014, 9 Stormo is the dedicated CSAR unit of the Italian Air Force. 15 Stormo was reclassified as a Combat Support unit takin over many different missions including Special Operations, Force Protection, Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling